{
  "id": 19875575,
  "title": "Fed Raises Check Fees as Businesses Keep Writing Them",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/fed-raises-check-fees-as-businesses-keep-writing-them",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-13T22:09:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/smbs/2026/federal-reserve-raises-check-fees-businesses-keep-writing-them/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Paper checks remain a way of life for some of the businesses where banks have the most room to convert supplier payments. Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) operating for at least 20 years made 54% of their vendor and supplier payments by check, the PYMNTS Intelligence report “Ready for Change: Why Nearly Half of SMBs […] The post Fed Raises Check Fees as Businesses Keep Writing Them…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}